Starting at full-back: Stuart Hogg

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Hogg starts for Scotland

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has made four changes of personnel for Sunday’s Six Nations clash with France at Murrayfield.

Glasgow’s Stuart Hogg is to make his first Test start at full-back, with two positional switches in the backline - Sean Lamont moving from inside to outside centre and Rory Lamont from full-back to the right wing.

Hogg’s Warriors team-mates John Barclay and Graeme Morrison are recalled at blindside flanker and inside centre, respectively.

Barclay replaces Alasdair Strokosch, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a fractured hand while wing Max Evans is unavailable for selection due to an ankle injury.

In the final change, Edinburgh’s Mike Blair preferred to Chris Cusiter at scrum-half.

Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Rory Lamont, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Lee Jones, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Mike Blair, 8 David Denton, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 John Barclay, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross , 2 Ross Ford (c) 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Ed Kalman, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 Richie Vernon, 20 Chris Cusiter, 21 Duncan Weir, 22 Nick De Luca.

Date: Sunday, February 19
Venue: Murrayfield
Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
Referee:  Wayne Barnes (England)